Fence-weaving machine



(No Model.)

A. T. HOADLEY.

FENCE WEAVING MACHINE.

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ALVAH T. I-IOADLEY, OF TILDEN, INDIANA.

FENCE-WEAVING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 371,939, dated October 25,1887.

Application filed June 13, 1887. Serial No. 241,130. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALVAH T. HOADLEY, of 'Iilden, county of Hendricks, and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-\Veaving Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters refer to like parts.

My invention relates to the construction of devices for weaving slat and wire fences, and will be understood from the following description.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents my de vice in position upon the wires for weaving, 19 being the post to which the tension device isattached. Fig. 2 is a side view showing the position of the twister twhen ready to make a half-twist, the dotted lines indicating the position of the arms a, to which the twisters are pivoted when the half-rotation is completed. Fig. 3 is an edgewise front view of the same. Fig. 4 is a side view showing the position of the parts when about to make a half-revolution in a reverse direetionfor weaving in the next slat, the dotted lines showing the position of the parts when such half-revolution has been completed. Fig. 5 is a top view of the same. Fig. 6 is a side View showing in full lines the position of the parts when ready to make the next half-revolution to weave the next slat, the dotted lines showing the position of the parts at the point of a quarterrevolution.

. Fig. 7is an edgewise front view, and Fig. 8 is a top view of the same.

The device is very simple; and it consists only of a frame-post,f, to which arms a are bolted, as shown in Fig. 2. The outer ends of these arms are bent down and inward, and twisters '6, having holes 0, through which the fence-wires w are passed, are pivoted to the ends of the arms a, being slotted at s for the pivot, and to allow freedom of movement to the twisters t, for in revolving about the pivot of the arm a they have a movement in a vertical plane, which is about the width of such arm, the horizontal part being sometimes below and sometimes above such arm, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, and the slot is made of such length as to allow of this particular movement.

The wires are stretched from any startingpoint to the tension-post p, passing through the holes 0 in the twisters, the machine thus being held up by the fence wires.

To operate it the operator takes hold of the handle h with one hand and pushes outward and downward. This causes the twister to revolve on its pivot in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 2, and when a half-revolution has been made a half-twist has been made in the two wires about a slat placed between them, and the parts-occupy the position shown in the dotted lines in Fig. 2, the twister being reversed in its position, its horizontal portion being parallel with and the holes 0 a little below the lower edge of the arm a. Another slat is now inserted between the wires, the operator lifts up the machine and draws it toward him and downward, the twister t is reversed a half-revolution, making a half-twist in the wire in a direction opposite that of the first half-twist, as indicated in Fig. 4.. The operation is continued, the movement being reversed as each slat is set in position for weaving.

If desired, the twisters can be completely revolved by continuing the movement in the same direction, making a whole twist in the wire about the slat.

As many arms and twisters attached are used as there are lines of wire to the fence generally five, but sometimes three or four.

As will be seen, no cranks, cog-wheels, drive chains, or rack-bars are necessary. Anyblack' smith can make or repair the machine, and it is so simple and light that a tenyear-old boy can operate it.

I am aware that fenceweaving machines having a frame and arms to whichtwisters having recesses to receive the wires are pivotally secured arenot new, and do notbroadly claim such machines as my invention.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is the following:

1. The fenceweaving machine herein described, composed of the hand-frame I f, the curved arms a, bolted thereto, the twisters t,

pivoted through slots s to the ends of such arms, and having holes 0 for the passage of the fence-wires, substantially as shown and described.

2. A hand machine for weaving fences, fence-wires, all combined substantially as Io wherein T-shaped twisters having openings to shown and described. receive the fence-wires are revoluble upon the In witness whereof I have hereunto set my ends of curved arms attached to the operatinghand this 8th day of June, 1887.

5 frame, substantially as described.

3. A hand fence-machine comprising an op- ALVAH HOADLEY crating-frame, arms attached to the frame, and Vitnesses: T-shaped twisters pivoted to the ends of such G. P. J AOOBS, arms and provided with openings 0 for the E. B. GRIFFITH. 

